Middle School (grades 6-8): HLC Curriculum, 3rd ed
$169.00 – $249.00
Description
Program Overview
The HLC Middle School Program engages youth to become their own health advocate. Because middle school students rather not be told what to do or how to think, the HLC Middle School Program is designed to teach important health skills by providing youth with information about positive behaviors and consequences, and allowing them to work in teams to reach healthy conclusions.
The program includes important health skills based on National Health Education Standards, but allows instructors the flexibility to choose, rearrange and embellish topics based on the personal needs of students. The program is divided into units, including:
- Wellness
- Mental and emotional health
- Effective communication and decision-making
- Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs
- Injury and violence prevention
- Physical activity and nutrition
- Growth and development
- Diseases/HIV/AIDS
- Environmental health
Highlights
- Promotes positive behavior choices and helps students advocate for their own health
- Comprehensive, yet flexible for instructors and students
- Includes short-term and long-term assignments for individuals and teams
- Includes program assessments
Scope & Sequence
1: Intro to Health & Wellness | 2: Emotions & Behaviors | ||||
6th Grade: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 |
7th Grade: 1, 2, 3, 4 |
8th Grade: 1, 2 |
6th Grade: All |
7th Grade: – |
8th Grade: – |
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3: Communication | 4: Decision Making & Problem Solving | ||||
6th Grade: – |
7th Grade: All |
8th Grade: – |
6th Grade: – |
7th Grade: – |
8th Grade: All |
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5: ATOD | 6: Stress Management | ||||
6th Grade: 3 |
7th Grade: 1, 2 |
8th Grade: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
6th Grade: 1 |
7th Grade: 1, 4, 5 |
8th Grade: 2, 3 |
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7: Social & Anti-Social Behaviors | 8: Injury Prevention / Violence | ||||
6th Grade: – |
7th Grade: 1, 2, 3, 6 |
8th Grade: 4, 5 |
6th Grade: All |
7th Grade: – |
8th Grade: – |
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9: Physical Activity / Nutrition | 10: The Environment | ||||
6th Grade: 1, 6 |
7th Grade: 2, 7, 8, 9 |
8th Grade: 3, 4, 5 |
6th Grade: – |
7th Grade: – |
8th Grade: All |
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11: Growth and Development | 12: Diseases and Disorders | ||||
6th Grade: – |
7th Grade: – |
8th Grade: – |
6th Grade: – |
7th Grade: – |
8th Grade: – |
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Middle School Specific Curriculum Enhancements in the Third Edition:
- Updated all technology references to include texting and social media usage
- Amended lessons on living with decisions to reflect online “challenges” (Tides Pod challenge, inhaling household substances) and their potential impact on health and wellbeing
- Revised all statistics on overweight and obesity
- Updated Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey info to 2017 data
- Included the latest info about opioids, vaping, and marijuana
- Enhanced concepts of media literacy to include glorification of tobacco, alcohol and e-cigarettes online, in music, in movies, and through in-store and event sponsorships
- Discussed teen depression and teen suicide statistics
- Revised Dietary Guidelines based on USDA 2015-2020 recommendations
- Converted all nutrition lessons from MyPyramid to MyPlate
- Replaced Food Nutrition Labels with updated 2016 version emphasizing calories and serving sizes
- Expanded all information/stats regarding environmental health issues such as outdoor air quality, hazardous waste, and water quality
- Created new lesson focused on Climate Change including differentiating between climate change and weather, explaining greenhouse gases, and linking climate change to health impacts and health prevention